Category Archives: Current Affairs
I’m Unique. Just Like Everyone Else.
There’s a great postcard pinned to the kitchen noticeboard of my Pastor’s kitchen that says: You’re unique. Just like everyone else. People are complicated creatures, but there is more that we hold in common than our personal pride allows us … Continue reading
Filed under Current Affairs, Theology
Preserving democracy, not practicing it.
Having just listened to the regular Punch & Judy affair that is Prime Minister’s Question Time (a weekly caricature of democracy in practice in which our elected representatives re-enact their school playground days), I’m left feeling very uncomfortable with the … Continue reading
Filed under Current Affairs, Leadership
Rioting in London
I’ve been back in London for a few days visiting family. Whatever my feelings about London (about how I am glad at having escaped and how I love Scotland where I now live), it has not deserved the madness it … Continue reading
Filed under Current Affairs